Continuous-flow synthesis of polymer nanoparticles in a microreactor via miniemulsion photopolymerization

摘要

An efficient continuous synthesis of nanolatex was achieved in water using a single-lane photochemical microreactor combined with an energy-saving and safe UV fluorescent lamp. Acrylate and thiol-ene miniemulsions were polymerized in high yields at low irradiance (3mW cm(-2)) upon controlling droplet size, temperature and residence time.